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A Lefty-Tiger Rivalry?
The golf press is making a lot this week of the so-called rivalry between Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods.
But if there is a rivalry, it sure hasn’t shown up in the US Open. Over the last six years, the only time that the two have been simultaneously in contention was 2002. The rest of the time one or the other—or both—finished essentially out of it:
2005 - Campbell wins; Woods 2; Mickelson 33
2004 - Goosen wins; Mickelson 2; Woods t17
2003 - Furyk wins, Woods t20, Mickelson t55
2002 - Woods wins, Mickelson 2
2001 - Goosen wins; Mickelson t7; Woods t12
2000 - Woods wins, Mickelson t16
I don’t think we’ll see a serious rivalry this time around either. Odds are, one or the other will not be seriously in contention on Sunday. In fact, odds are the winner will be someone other than Woods or Mickelson.
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Not that I am happy or anything about Tiger’s emotional state right now- but I doubt he will be in the running. Phil will be—and while Blogger is right about odds it will be someone else, I think Phil might surprise us and take another major this year (and Phil can forget about the British Open- after Tiger disappoints himself this weekend, he is going to take that contest in a walk)
Just my wild guesses.
Posted by martin on 06/13
One side of the coin could be that Tiger won’t be ready to compete because of the death of his father, the other side of the coin would be that Tiger would be more than ready to compete and to win in honor of his father. So, I’m not predicting what Tiger would do. I’m not a Tiger fan, but anyone who works that hard all the time can afford to take 9 weeks off and probably not miss a step upon his return.
I think the winner might be someone other than Phil or Tiger. Paul Azinger predicted Brett Quigley so I’m going with him. Whether Azinger was serious or not, it’s as good a prediction as I could ever make.
Posted by Miranda on 06/13
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